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22-456: The neighbourhood of Vejlby was administratively merged with Risskov at the end of the 20th century and as a consequence, the district is often seen referred to as Vejlby-Risskov nowadays. There are several other places named Vejlby in Denmark, like the small village in the vicinity of Grenå on Mols , featured in the acclaimed novella " The Rector of Veilbye " by Steen Steensen Blicher . Once

44-461: A hinterland of summer cottages, including many rentals. Grenaa is a regional shopping centre for central-eastern Djursland , an about 40 km x 40 km peninsula, protruding into the sea, between Denmark and Sweden at the entrance to the Baltic Sea . With 14.601 (2014) inhabitants Grenaa is also the largest town on the c. 40 km x 40 km peninsula, Djursland, where coastal tourism

66-642: A location in the Central Denmark Region is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gren%C3%A5 Grenaa (or Grenå ) is a Danish town and seaport on the east coast of the Jutlandic peninsula. Tourism, education and commerce are important sectors in the economy of Grenaa. It is the only larger town on Djursland . Grenaa is the municipal seat, and the largest town, in Norddjurs Municipality , which covers

88-491: A parliamentary meeting ( Riksdag ) was held in Halmstad. The Riksdag decided in 1734 that the city's fortifications would be demolished. Some residues of fortifications have been preserved, including one of the four city gates, Norre Port . For a period, the old fortifications were used for tobacco cultivation. The city's first major industry, Wallbergs Factory AB was built in 1823. The brewery Appeltofftska (now Krönleins )

110-403: A village and a suburb, Vejlby has now completely merged with the city of Aarhus, but can still present areas characterised by the old village around the old church and graveyard. Modern buildings of note, are the shopping mall of Veri Center, the dormitory of Børglum Kollegiet with its notable architecture, a nursing and retirement centre, the large sports complex of Vejlby-Risskov Idrætscenter ,

132-557: A week they celebrated the payment in full of the Älvsborg ransom . August of the same year saw the destruction of Halmstad by fire. Halland became part of Sweden for a period of thirty years when peace was declared at the Treaty of Brömsebro in 1645 and Danish rule ended. The Treaty of Roskilde in 1658 made this acquisition permanent. Sweden defeated Denmark in the Battle of Fyllebro which took place in 1676 just outside Halmstad. In 1678,

154-409: Is a public higher education institution offering bachelor's and master's programs in various fields of study. In addition, it conducts Ph.D. programs in three fields of research: Information Technology, Innovation Science and Health Science. Halmstad University has more than 9 000 students, including 245 exchange students (2013) and 163 international programme students (2013). Halmstad is located along

176-634: Is forest. Grenaa has a commercial seaport that has been expanded in recent years. The town is connected by ferry to Halmstad in Sweden and the Danish island of Anholt . The town is also connected by railway to Denmark's second largest city, Aarhus , 60 km to the south-east, and is served by Grenaa railway station , terminus of the Aarhus-Grenaa railway line . The station offers direct local train services to Aarhus and Odder as part of

198-409: Is important. Djursland has 22 sandy beaches along the three-sided 260 km coastline, with in the order of 7.000 summer-, and out of season-, rentals, primarily close to the coast and beaches. Grenaa Beach can be seen as the best of the beaches on Djursland, as it was elected as the best beach in Denmark in 2006. All coastlines in Denmark are accessible to the public by law, contributing to making

220-405: Is situated on the east coast, has an average population density of 42 inhabitants per square km, as compared to 407 for neighboring England and 230 for Germany. This, combined with the long coastlines, means that it seldom gets crowded on the coast and beaches. Something that also applies to the geologically varied often roling-hill country-side and farmland of Djursland, of which a bit more than 10%

242-466: The Aarhus Light Rail system. The southern part of the town is also served by the railway halt Hessel . The nearest airport with scheduled national and international flights is Aarhus Airport which lies 20 km to the south-west from Grenaa. Halmstad Halmstad ( Swedish: [ˈhǎlmsta(d)] ) is a port, university, industrial and recreational city at

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264-535: The West Coast Line and at the beginning of the Halmstad-Nässjö railway line . Regional trains are operated under the brands Øresundståg to Gothenburg and Copenhagen , Pågatågen to Helsingborg and Krösatågen to Nässjö and Jönköping . State operator SJ operates high-speed trains to Gothenburg, Malmö and Stockholm , with private operator MTRX operating additional trains to Stockholm in

286-580: The 1320s the town moved to the present day town centre. At this time there were two monasteries in the town and during the 15th century the St. Nikolai church was built. Halland was the object of numerous battles, sieges and occupations by Swedish troops. During the Kalmar Union , a Nordic Union between Sweden, Norway and Denmark which lasted between 1397 and 1523, it was in Halmstad that the Union King

308-519: The large residential areas of Veriparken, Næringen & Nyringen and Kantorparken. Important educational buildings comprise the Risskov Gymnasium ( STX ) and Handelsgymnasiet Vejlby ( HHX ). The only notable green area in Vejlby is Mollerup Skov . 56°11′46″N 10°12′15″E  /  56.196237°N 10.204198°E  / 56.196237; 10.204198 This article about

330-539: The mouth of the Nissan river, in the province of Halland on the Swedish west coast. Halmstad is the seat of Halmstad Municipality and the capital of Halland County . The city had a population of 71,422 in 2020, out of a municipal total of over 100,000. Halmstad is Sweden's 19th-largest city by population and located about midway between Gothenburg (the second most populous) and Malmö (the third). Halmstad, at

352-408: The northern half of Djursland. Grenaa was first mentioned in 1231. It was granted the official Kong-certified status of a market town in 1445. Grenaa has a lingering production industry just as in most of the western world. Development of tourism and educational institutions is sought to play a larger role for Grenaa in the future. The 5 km sandy Grenaa Beach is significant for tourism, with

374-460: The time part of the Kingdom of Denmark , received its first city charter in 1307, and the city celebrated its 700th anniversary in 2007. The oldest remains of that first town are to be found at "Övraby" upstream on Nissan, just south of and quite close to the present day regiment buildings. The remains of the church can still be seen today between a defunct brick industry and a former landfill. In

396-507: The walkable and unspoilt coastlines of Djursland an asset for Grenaa's tourism. The climate is coastal temperate, influenced by the Gulf Stream . Westerly and south-westerly winds are common. The yearly precipitation is 700 mm (28 in). The average summer temperature is 16 °C (61 °F). The coldest month is January with an average temperature of 0.5 °C (32.9 °F). The geographical region, Djursland, where Grenaa

418-432: Was founded in 1836 and brewery Östra Bryggeriet in 1846. AB Malcus Holmquist, also called Malcus, was formed in 1902. Nordiskafilt AB started in 1904 and Halmstads Järnverk in 1916. Lundgren's foundry started in 1917 and Waco in 1918. A large rebuilding of Halmstad's port was conducted in 1837–1840. The Halländska steamship company was formed in Halmstad in 1850 and started traffic between Gothenburg and Copenhagen , which

440-454: Was held in Halmstad in 1897. After expanding in 1967, Halmstad become central town in 1971 in Halmstad's municipality. The population grew from 48,800 in 1990 to 58,577 in 2010. Halmstad has the south Scandinavian climate of a relatively rainy environment with warm summers and winters around the freezing point. The local climate is defined as an oceanic climate ( Cfb ) with some continental influence. Founded in 1983, Halmstad University

462-470: Was soon expanded with several connections. The first railway line, Halmstad—Värnamo, opened in 1877. Halmstad was continually industrialized at the end of the 19th century. The city grew from 12,000 to 15,000 inhabitants during the 1890s. Every year, 1,000 people moved to Halmstad and 800—900 moved away. Halmstad's first union was formed in 1885 by tailor workers. The first May Day demonstration in Sweden

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484-401: Was to be finally selected. At the end of the 16th century Christian IV of Denmark ordered the fortification of Halmstad and in the beginning of the 17th century to build a crescent-shaped fort with Nissan as part of the defences. 1619 is an important date in the history of Halmstad. In March of that year, King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden and Christian IV met at the castle. Over a period of

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